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View article: Long‐Term Trajectories of Older Adults Served by an Emergency Department/Hospital‐Based Elder Mistreatment Response Program
Long‐Term Trajectories of Older Adults Served by an Emergency Department/Hospital‐Based Elder Mistreatment Response Program Open
Background An emergency department (ED) visit or hospitalization provides an opportunity to identify elder mistreatment and initiate intervention, but this seldom occurs. To address this, we developed the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (…
View article: Clio: Privacy-Preserving Insights into Real-World AI Use
Clio: Privacy-Preserving Insights into Real-World AI Use Open
How are AI assistants being used in the real world? While model providers in theory have a window into this impact via their users' data, both privacy concerns and practical challenges have made analyzing this data difficult. To address th…
View article: Dicer-2 mutations in Aedes aegypti cells lead to a diminished antiviral function against Rift Valley fever virus and Bunyamwera virus infection
Dicer-2 mutations in Aedes aegypti cells lead to a diminished antiviral function against Rift Valley fever virus and Bunyamwera virus infection Open
Mosquitoes are known to transmit different arthropod-borne viruses belonging to various virus families. The exogenous small interfering RNA pathway plays an important role in the mosquito defence against such virus infections, with Dicer-2…
View article: Elder Mistreatment Documentation by Prehospital Clinicians: An Analysis of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System Database
Elder Mistreatment Documentation by Prehospital Clinicians: An Analysis of the National Emergency Medical Services Information System Database Open
Despite the high prevalence of EM, PHCs infrequently document EM in their encounters with older adults. Additional training and comprehensive protocols are needed to improve the identification and reporting of EM, mainly elder neglect. Emp…
View article: Emergency department and hospital-based programs responding to elder mistreatment: developing consensus about an idea whose time has come
Emergency department and hospital-based programs responding to elder mistreatment: developing consensus about an idea whose time has come Open
Elder mistreatment is common, serious, and under-recognized, with Emergency Department and hospital clinical encounters offering a potential but currently unrealized opportunity to identify and help older adults experiencing mistreatment. …
View article: Using tele‐paramedicine to conduct in‐home fall risk reduction after emergency department discharge: Preliminary data
Using tele‐paramedicine to conduct in‐home fall risk reduction after emergency department discharge: Preliminary data Open
Background Older adults discharged from our emergency department (ED) do not receive comprehensive fall risk evaluations. We conducted a quality improvement project using an existing Community Tele‐Paramedicine (CTP) program to perform in‐…
View article: Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist
Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist Open
Elder mistreatment, including elder abuse and neglect, is a difficult diagnosis to make and manage for most providers. To address this, two elder abuse consultation teams were developed for patients in the hospital and emergency department…
View article: Immunologic basis for development of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in systemic autoimmune diseases: Role of innate immune sensors
Immunologic basis for development of keratoconjunctivitis sicca in systemic autoimmune diseases: Role of innate immune sensors Open
The literature is filled with citations reporting an increased incidence of chronic dry eye disease, also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca, in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren's Syndrome, …
View article: Strategies for dissemination of ED/hospital elder mistreatment response team model
Strategies for dissemination of ED/hospital elder mistreatment response team model Open
Interdisciplinary Emergency Department/hospital-based teams represent a promising care model to improve identification of and intervention for elder mistreatment. Two institutions, Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and t…
View article: Initial steps in addressing the challenges of elder mistreatment evaluation: Protocol for evaluating the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team
Initial steps in addressing the challenges of elder mistreatment evaluation: Protocol for evaluating the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team Open
Introduction Although many programmes have been developed to address elder mistreatment, high-quality, rigorous evaluations to assess their impact are lacking. This is partly due to challenges in conducting programme evaluation for such a …
View article: Desiccating Stress Significantly Increases the Risk for Chronic Ocular Graft-versus-Host-Disease
Desiccating Stress Significantly Increases the Risk for Chronic Ocular Graft-versus-Host-Disease Open
Desiccating stress (DS) is known to induce dry eye disease but has not been studied in the context of ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD). Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) are exposed …
View article: Vulnerable Elder Protection Team: Initial experience of an emergency d <scp>epartment‐based</scp> interdisciplinary elder abuse program
Vulnerable Elder Protection Team: Initial experience of an emergency d <span>epartment‐based</span> interdisciplinary elder abuse program Open
Background An emergency department (ED) visit provides a unique opportunity to identify elder abuse and initiate intervention, but emergency providers rarely do. To address this, we developed the Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT), an…
View article: Segmentation and Evaluation of Corneal Nerves and Dendritic Cells From In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Images Using Deep Learning
Segmentation and Evaluation of Corneal Nerves and Dendritic Cells From In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Images Using Deep Learning Open
The deep learning-based automatic segmentation and quantification algorithm significantly increases the efficiency of evaluating IVCM images, thereby supporting and potentially improving the diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface diseas…
View article: Nurse-led sedation for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation seems safe for a selected patient population
Nurse-led sedation for transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation seems safe for a selected patient population Open
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become a high-volume procedure with increasing demands on hospital resources. Local anaesthesia with sedation supervised by an anaesthesiology team is the current standard of care. We aime…
View article: Predicting Unscheduled Emergency Department Revisits Leading to Acute Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults
Predicting Unscheduled Emergency Department Revisits Leading to Acute Hospital Admissions Among Older Adults Open
Background: Unscheduled emergency department (ED) revisits leading to acute hospital admission (RVA) are tantamount to a failed discharge, associated with physician error, mis-prognosis, and inadequate care planning. Previous research has …
View article: Unmet Needs and Social Challenges for Older Adults During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Improve Care
Unmet Needs and Social Challenges for Older Adults During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Improve Care Open
Many older adults have unmet needs and social challenges that can negatively impact their health and well-being, particularly during and after the COVID pandemic. These include social isolation, inadequate care or assistance with their dai…
View article: Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease in a Chemotherapy-Based Minor-Mismatch Mouse Model Features Corneal (Lymph-) Angiogenesis
Ocular Graft-versus-Host Disease in a Chemotherapy-Based Minor-Mismatch Mouse Model Features Corneal (Lymph-) Angiogenesis Open
Ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is a fast progressing, autoimmunological disease following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, leading to severe inflammation of the eye and destruction of the lacrimal functional unit with con…
View article: National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: IIa. The 2020 Clinical Implementation and Early Diagnosis Working Group Report
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: IIa. The 2020 Clinical Implementation and Early Diagnosis Working Group Report Open
Recognition of the earliest signs and symptoms of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) that lead to severe manifestations remains a challenge. The standardization provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2005 and 2014 consen…
View article: Disease-Specific Expression of Conjunctiva Associated Lymphoid Tissue (CALT) in Mouse Models of Dry Eye Disease and Ocular Allergy
Disease-Specific Expression of Conjunctiva Associated Lymphoid Tissue (CALT) in Mouse Models of Dry Eye Disease and Ocular Allergy Open
Conjunctiva-associated tissue (CALT) is assumed to play a crucial role in the immune system of the ocular surface. Its function in several ocular surface diseases (OSD) is still not fully understood. This study investigates the function of…
View article: Chemosensitizing effect of maitake mushroom extract on carmustine cytotoxicity in human bladder cancer cells
Chemosensitizing effect of maitake mushroom extract on carmustine cytotoxicity in human bladder cancer cells Open
Background: Despite several therapeutic options available for bladder cancer, the outcomes are less satisfactory. To find a more effective modality, we were interested in the bioactive mushroom extract, PDF, which has been shown to sensiti…